Lock Me Up
What A Day
What A Day
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🗓️ 20 March 2023
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
Former President Donald Trump said he expects to be arrested tomorrow in connection with the yearslong investigation into a hush money scheme involving adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Trump called on his supporters to protest in opposition.
Sunday marked the 20th anniversary of the US invasion of Iraq. Journalist and author Spencer Ackerman, who’s known for his work as a national security correspondent during the Iraq war, joins us to look back on his reporting and how its impact is still felt today.
And in headlines: Russian President Vladimir Putin made a surprise visit to the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Mariupol, Swiss banking giant UBS said it will acquire Credit Suisse, and Wyoming became the first US state to ban abortion pills.
Show Notes:
- Rolling Stone: “The Iraq War Unleashed an Age of Grift. We’re Still Living in It” - https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/iraq-war-jim-mattis-theranos-elizabeth-holmes-1234679057/amp/
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| 0:00.0 | It's Monday March 20th on Trevo Anderson and I'm Josie Defi Rice and this is |
| 0:11.7 | what a day. The podcast with a few less songs on its set list than Taylor Swift's |
| 0:16.1 | reported 44, 44 songs. Congrats on paying 250 dollars per song. |
| 0:23.9 | I mean it might be worth it. |
| 0:31.7 | On today's show Wyoming became the first state to ban abortion medication |
| 0:35.6 | plus Chinese leader Xi Jinping is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow today. |
| 0:41.4 | But first Donald Trump might soon be singing. |
| 0:54.5 | Oh yes, over the weekend the reality TV star turned horrible former president |
| 1:00.0 | said that he expects to be arrested on Tuesday of this week. |
| 1:04.0 | Now we know that the year's long investigation into the hush money scheme involving adult film |
| 1:09.2 | actress Stormy Daniels is nearing end. And according to reports Trump's legal team has been |
| 1:14.8 | anticipating that an indictment will happen soon. And with that information Trump is basically |
| 1:20.8 | signaling to his supporters to you know, once again, quote, stand back and stand by. |
| 1:26.2 | If you remember that language which has played on a loop since and was a catalyst for the January |
| 1:31.2 | 6th insurrection, he's basically repeating the exact same thing. He actually explicitly said |
| 1:36.6 | in a social media post this weekend, quote, we must save America and protest take our nation back. |
| 1:45.6 | I gotta say being his lawyer must suck because if I had a mistake, I'd be so frustrated. |
| 1:54.0 | And I should note here that Trump's team says that you know, this is all just speculation based off |
| 1:59.1 | of media reports and that no communication has come from the Manhattan district attorney's office |
| 2:04.8 | actually signaling that this will happen. But it's quite obvious that Trump is you know trying to |
| 2:11.2 | prep his most foolish followers in advance of what appears to be a likely indictment. |
| 2:17.6 | And all of the reports are leaning in that direction of an indictment because of a flurry of |
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